December 26, 1927

December 26, 1927

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Welding in Airplanes

Airplane Radio Sets

By LAWRENCE A. HYLAND13 min

The Airplane in Forestry

By HOWARD R. FLINT7 min

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Welding in Airplanes

Abstracts From a Paper Presented by R. M. Mock at the 1927 Convention Of the International Acetylene Assn., held in Chicago
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Airplane Radio Sets

An Outline of the Fundamental Principles of Radio Design as a Guide in the Purchase of Proper Equipment

By LAWRENCE A. HYLAND13 min

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The Airplane in Forestry

Its Value in Fire-Control Work

By HOWARD R. FLINT7 min

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The Russell Parachute

A “Lobe” Type With Pack so Designed That a Pull on Rip Cord Instantly Removes Entire Covering

By J. M. RUSSELL7 min

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State and Federal Rights

Massachusetts Tests Right to Refuse to Recognize a Federal Piloting License Within its Boundaries

By DANIEL ROCHFORD6 min

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Aviation Insurance

Some Instructive Information on this Important Subject Given In Question and Answer Form

By C. C. VICKREY5 min

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UNITED STATES AIR FORCES

At one o’clock on Wednesday, Dec. 21, exactly one year from the date the Loening Amphibian planes took off from Kelly Field, San Antonio, Tex., on the Pan-American Good Will Flight, the Army Air Corps officers who made up its personnel, received Distinguished Flying Grosses, and also the Maekay Trophy for their achievement.
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Lindbergh Flies from Washington to Mexico City

Makes 2,031 Mi. Non-Stop Flight Between Capitals in 27 Hr. 10 Min.
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FOREIGN AERONAUTICAL NEWS NOTES

The Indian Airways, Ltd., is being formed by a firm of Marwari merchants in Calcutta it is reported. The capital will be 1,000,000 rupees, divided into 100,000 shares of 10 rupees each. It is understood that the government will lend assistance and that one of the first services will be between Calcutta and Rangoon.
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PUBLISHER’S NEWS LETTER

The year 1927 will always be remembered as the turning point in aeronautical progress in the United States. Looking backward over the uphill climb of the airplane, the road along the journey has been deep with conservative resistance, often blocked by apparently impossible barriers and usually enveloped in a pessimistic fog.
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